Business Continuity is usually a boring term for disaster recovery. In the AI era, it means Operational Immortality. By encoding your processes into agents rather than teaching them to humans, you ensure that your business execution is not dependent on the presence, mood, or employment status of any specific individual.
What is "Bus Factor 0"?
The "Bus Factor" is the number of team members who, if hit by a bus, would kill the project. Ideally, you want a high number. But AI allows for Bus Factor Infinite (or Zero risk), where the process lives in the cloud, completely detached from biological substrates.
The 3 Pillars of Continuity
1. Codified SOPs
Instructions are prompts, not PDF documents. Prompts are executable.
2. Decentralized Access
The "Brain" is accessible to all authorized agents.
3. Automated Redundancy
If agent A fails, agent B retries with a different model.
Short Answer
When you hire a human, you rent their skills. When you build an agent, you own the skill. Renting assumes the risk of vacancy. Owning assumes the asset of continuity.